Blur The Lines - Lence
Lence is a Rap & Spoken word artist from Leeds, known for a distinctive style of intricate lyrics, astute observations, compelling music and impactful live performances that explore his own experiences. His creative work sees him take on multiple roles from writer to producer and director to workshop facilitator. Lence runs regular Poetry and Rap workshops and has been part of this year's West Yorkshire Poetry Week in association with the National Literacy Trust featuring Mayor of WY Tracy Brabin and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. Lence has also delivered workshops for Kala Sangam, Royal Ballet and Opera and Leeds Playhouse.
Lence is an artist who blurs genre lines, performing poetry in rap settings & rap in poetry settings, his music has been featured on BBC 6 Music, Reprezent Radio and BBC Introducing. Lence has supported the likes of legendary Grime MC - D Double E, Mercury Prize nominated Joshua Idehen, UK Hip Hop artists – Skinnyman and Chester P as well as Grammy nominated musician Kassa Overall.
Lence’s lyrics were compared to Emily Bronte's poetry by Professor Denis Flannery as part of a special event held at the University of Leeds. He has performed at BBC Words First, BBC Contains Strong Language at the Wardrobe, Manchester based poetry night Verbose, Arts at the Arms, Leeds Jazz Festival, Sofar Sounds and recently supported Man & The Echo as part of their tour.
As well as his creative work, Lence also runs his own event ‘Blur the Lines’ which is an eclectic showcase of 20+ Rappers, Poets, Musicians & Comedians based in Yorkshire, an interdisciplinary show connecting creative scenes throughout the North. Lence has produced 8 of these events, with 2 sold out shows at Leeds Playhouse, 4 at Leeds Lit Fest, 1 in association with Come Play With Me and 1 at the historic Leeds Library. The most recent Blur the Lines event took place at HPBC for Leeds Lit Fest in an event celebrating 5 years of the show.